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obama: this was a heinous and cowardly act. and given what we now know about what took place the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. what we don't yet know, however is who carried out this attack or why whether it was planned
obama: this was a heinous and cowardly act. and given what we now know about what took place the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. what we don't yet know, however is who carried out this attack or why whether it was planned
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. >> as president obama said today, there is still much to investigate. let's take a look now at the latest pictures we have of the forensic evidence being recovered from the scene of the explosion there at the finish line of the boston marathon, just a few minutes away from where i'm standing and talking to you. you can see officer's going through debris, looking for a crucial clue. they are going to take everything they can to quantico, va., and try to reassemble the devices that were used. we understand that they were pressure cooker devices that may have been carried in black nylon backpack. we have considered the scale of the task ahead of the american officials trying to figure out who is behind us. bombing will reverberate in washington. not only in the flags at half mast and the need for tightened security, but as a challenge to a president visibly frustrated by how little is known. >> we do not know if this was done by an individual or individuals. we do not have a sense of motive. >> he did call this an act of terrorism, a label he initially avo
. >> as president obama said today, there is still much to investigate. let's take a look now at the latest pictures we have of the forensic evidence being recovered from the scene of the explosion there at the finish line of the boston marathon, just a few minutes away from where i'm standing and talking to you. you can see officer's going through debris, looking for a crucial clue. they are going to take everything they can to quantico, va., and try to reassemble the devices that were...
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and president obama is no ronald reagan. it's not a repeat of 2008. maybe it's a repeat of 1980, rather. it might be a repeat of 1976 or more recently, 2008 when gold did go down by 35%. but it was a buying opportunity. and i think this decline will prove to be a better buying opportunity. >> appreciate that. dave goldman, you heard peter schiff. how do you react to that? >> i think the key issue here is that gold is not an investment but an insurance policy against the collapse of the dollar. when your cost of insurance goes down, it means you're healthier. the chicken little scenario, larry, we run trillion-dollar deficits, borrow half from foreigners, they'll stop lending us money or at least not at low rates and we'll crash. now, that's not going to happen. because of the energy boom, we're going to have the first trade surplus in a generation by 2020, as things are going. and that means we can finance things deficits as far as the eye can see. doesn't mean the economy isn't weak. we will have a deficit. the good news is, our credit is going to be
and president obama is no ronald reagan. it's not a repeat of 2008. maybe it's a repeat of 1980, rather. it might be a repeat of 1976 or more recently, 2008 when gold did go down by 35%. but it was a buying opportunity. and i think this decline will prove to be a better buying opportunity. >> appreciate that. dave goldman, you heard peter schiff. how do you react to that? >> i think the key issue here is that gold is not an investment but an insurance policy against the collapse of...
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senado una propuesta de reforma migratoria para dar vía a los indocumentados, el presidente barack obama dice que la respalda. >>> henrique capriles radonski en venezuela suspende la marcha de mañana ante denuncias de posibles infiltrados del gobierno, nicolás maduro la había prohibido. >>> subre la presión alo largo del país, comenzamos ♪. >>> este es su noticiero punivisión con jorge ramos y maría elena salinas >>> muy buenas noches, bienvenidos al noticiero univisión empezamos en boston las banderas ondean a media asta, son 3 los muertos, pero la cifra de heridos ha aumentaod a cerca de 180, entre los muertos hay un niño de 8 años de edad que fue a vitorear a su padre, quien quiera que sea él o los responsables del atentado, usaron materiales caseros, el presidente barack obama reaccionó hoy y está en boston el jueves, tenemos cobertura especial con blanca rosa vilches en boston. >>> marchas espontáneas apoyando a las familias de las víctimas, arreglos florales y mensajes para ellos, el gesto de esta atleta de dejar a quienes murieron la medalla que obtuvo por correr
senado una propuesta de reforma migratoria para dar vía a los indocumentados, el presidente barack obama dice que la respalda. >>> henrique capriles radonski en venezuela suspende la marcha de mañana ante denuncias de posibles infiltrados del gobierno, nicolás maduro la había prohibido. >>> subre la presión alo largo del país, comenzamos ♪. >>> este es su noticiero punivisión con jorge ramos y maría elena salinas >>> muy buenas noches, bienvenidos...
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as president obama made clear today, there's still no evidence of who is responsible for this act of terrorism. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act, and given what we now know about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. >> reporter: the fbi agents tell us they have tons of video and somewhere in there will be a picture of the person who planted these two bombs, diane. >> speaking of pictures, i want to ask you about a photo that everybody was e-mailing today. it is a man standing up on top of a roof. you can move in there, you see it right there. what do you know about it? >> reporter: well, it's very intriguing, but authorities say they're giving it no special priority. it's one of many tips and leads they're following. they're really focusing on the person who had that unusually heavy black bag the day of theerates. >> as you said the strongest clues are in the nature of the bomb. up next, abc's jim avila shows us just how far the blast from the bombs traveled. >> reporter: the killer bombs likely contained less than two pounds of common black powd
as president obama made clear today, there's still no evidence of who is responsible for this act of terrorism. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act, and given what we now know about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. >> reporter: the fbi agents tell us they have tons of video and somewhere in there will be a picture of the person who planted these two bombs, diane. >> speaking of pictures, i want to ask you about a photo that everybody was...
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the white house has just announced that president obama will travel to boston for an interstate service on thursday. laura joins us from a city still in shock. >> yes, cathy, a very somber city. as you just heard in the update from fbi officials in boston, someone knows who did this. they said they are appealing to the public for clues. we also have an update on the forensic examination of the site where the bomb went off. it seems the bomb was contained in a pressure cooker and carried in a black nylon backpack. at the moment, no more questions have been answered. my colleague has this report. >> runners were struggling to the finish line, their families watching, at cheering. then the unthinkable. cheers became screams. a moment of celebration and triumphed shattered. on the streets of boston, sights and sounds more familiar in countries at war. pavement spattered in blood as two bomb blasts claimed their victims. it was the cruelest of moments. >> i saw a trash can explode. people started throwing down the barricade and running over each other. i ran in the other direction as fast as
the white house has just announced that president obama will travel to boston for an interstate service on thursday. laura joins us from a city still in shock. >> yes, cathy, a very somber city. as you just heard in the update from fbi officials in boston, someone knows who did this. they said they are appealing to the public for clues. we also have an update on the forensic examination of the site where the bomb went off. it seems the bomb was contained in a pressure cooker and carried...
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obama smoke on spoke on monday. chuck hagel had no doubts. >> any event with multiple explosive devices as this appears to be is clearly an act of terror and will be approached as an act of terror. >> meanwhile, house speaker john boehner says calling it terrorism doesn't really explain it? >> we can describe it a lot of different ways, but it was a terrorist attack of some sort. now, again, until we know who or why, i don't think we can further define it. >> president obama will go to boston on thursday to attend an interfaith service for victims of monday's attack. no word yet on whether he will speak at the gathering. bret? >> bret: wendell goler live on the north lawn. thank you. who do you think will eventually be found to have been behind these bombings? let me know on twitter. follow me at bret baier. still ahead, we will go live to a boston hospital to get an update on the injured there. when we return, almost everyone wants more security but what are you willing to give up to get it? [ female announcer ] re
obama smoke on spoke on monday. chuck hagel had no doubts. >> any event with multiple explosive devices as this appears to be is clearly an act of terror and will be approached as an act of terror. >> meanwhile, house speaker john boehner says calling it terrorism doesn't really explain it? >> we can describe it a lot of different ways, but it was a terrorist attack of some sort. now, again, until we know who or why, i don't think we can further define it. >> president...
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the report also criticizes the obama administration for what it calls "excessive secrecy." two members of the task force that produced the report join us now. james jones, a former democratic congressman and ambassador to mexico, co-chaired the group along with republican asa hutchinson. also with us is david irvine, a retired army brigadier general and former republican state legislator. and welcome to both of you. >> thank you. >> brown: jim jones, indisputable that the united states practiced torture. at the time the justice department said otherwise, that within very strict rules this was not torture. what made you say this was? >> well, an exhaustive study of the laws of court cases, of the practice, of interviews and the summary of all of it was it was indisputable there was torture in many cases. >> brown: just to be clear: you didn't have subpoena power here and so how were you doing it? you said by talking to people? >> well, the staff and some of the panel members visited several countries, visited the black sites where some of these were in poland, lithuania, et
the report also criticizes the obama administration for what it calls "excessive secrecy." two members of the task force that produced the report join us now. james jones, a former democratic congressman and ambassador to mexico, co-chaired the group along with republican asa hutchinson. also with us is david irvine, a retired army brigadier general and former republican state legislator. and welcome to both of you. >> thank you. >> brown: jim jones, indisputable that the...
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but we can tell you that president barack obama will be here in boston. he's slated to arrive on thursday morning, while he will preside over an inner faith service. reporting live from boston, vinita nair, back to you. >> and our complete coverage continues with adam may, who speaks with more maryland runners who sprntsed the ter-- experienced the terror in boston firsthand. >> reporter: more than 140 marylanders were in boston, taking part in that race. many have come home and now tell me they are fortunate they made it back here without injuries. >> what do you like about running? >> i like that it's an individual sport. >> reporter: a competitive runner since her teens and a track team captain at towson university. but memories of her first boston marathon, now tarnished by the terror attack. >> i felt very nauseous. because i was just thinking, oh, my god. that could have been me. i could have been there. i could have been one of the people either injured or helping other people. and every time i see on the news, it just brings back those memories ju
but we can tell you that president barack obama will be here in boston. he's slated to arrive on thursday morning, while he will preside over an inner faith service. reporting live from boston, vinita nair, back to you. >> and our complete coverage continues with adam may, who speaks with more maryland runners who sprntsed the ter-- experienced the terror in boston firsthand. >> reporter: more than 140 marylanders were in boston, taking part in that race. many have come home and now...
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president obama will travel here to boston on thursday for a religious interface service, dedicated to the three people killed in the attack and the more than 180 people injured. we now know the name of another of the three people who died, her name krystle campbell, 29 years old. her mother spoke out a little while ago in tears, saying she and her family are heart broken. we also just learned that the third person who died was a boston university graduate student. investigators here in boston say their hunt for a terrorist -- for a suspect in these terror bombings is still preliminary, and this case, they say, is wide open. >> among items partially recovered are pieces of black nylon, which could be from a backpack, and what appeared to be fragments of bbs, and nails, possibly contained in a pressure cooker device. in addition, this morning, it was determined that both of the explosives were placed in a dark colored nylon bag or backpack. the bag would have been heavy because of the components believed to be in it. >> let's bring in our chief national correspondent john king working h
president obama will travel here to boston on thursday for a religious interface service, dedicated to the three people killed in the attack and the more than 180 people injured. we now know the name of another of the three people who died, her name krystle campbell, 29 years old. her mother spoke out a little while ago in tears, saying she and her family are heart broken. we also just learned that the third person who died was a boston university graduate student. investigators here in boston...
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president barack obama said the bombings were an act of terrorism, organization, a domestic group, or an individual. >> police have been stepping up security monitoring everything from government buildings to sporting events. security is especially tight race now in boston. >> one day after the twin explosions, a large area in central boston is quarantines off as investigators search for evidence. many runners from the boston marathon are coming to the scene. >> i had just run across and my wife was here, cheering me on. it could have been us. it is pretty shocking. >> the first bomb detonated just meters from the finish line. seconds later, a second explosion one half block away. the fbi has taken charge of the investigation. officials are asking for the public to come forward with photos and recordings of the race or any other information they may have. so far, there have been no arrests. security has been stepped up throughout the city including in hospitals where the wounded are being treated. 170 were hurt and many seriously. >> many of them have severe wounds, mostly in the lowe
president barack obama said the bombings were an act of terrorism, organization, a domestic group, or an individual. >> police have been stepping up security monitoring everything from government buildings to sporting events. security is especially tight race now in boston. >> one day after the twin explosions, a large area in central boston is quarantines off as investigators search for evidence. many runners from the boston marathon are coming to the scene. >> i had just run...
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the white house has just announced that president obama will travel to boston for an interstate service on thursday. laura joins us from a city still in shock. >> yes, cathy, a very somber city. as you just heard in the update from fbi officials in boston, someone knows who did this. they said they are appealing to the public for clues. we also have an update on the forensic examination of the site where the bomb went off. it seems the bomb was contained in a pressure cooker and carried in a black nylon backpack. at the moment, no more questions have been answered. my colleague has this report. >> runners were struggling to the finish line, their families watching, at cheering. then the unthinkable. cheers became screams. a moment of celebration and triumphed shattered. on the streets of boston, sights and sounds more familiar in countries at war. pavement spattered in blood as two bomb blasts claimed their victims. it was the cruelest of moments. >> i saw a trash can explode. people started throwing down the barricade and running over each other. i ran in the other direction as fast as
the white house has just announced that president obama will travel to boston for an interstate service on thursday. laura joins us from a city still in shock. >> yes, cathy, a very somber city. as you just heard in the update from fbi officials in boston, someone knows who did this. they said they are appealing to the public for clues. we also have an update on the forensic examination of the site where the bomb went off. it seems the bomb was contained in a pressure cooker and carried...
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i think president obama said it best: that our hearts are broken. congress needs to come together and take action to protect the safety of our children. we must do better. there have been too many episodes in which children's lives and others have been lost. we must figure out a way to prevent these types of tragedies. i am pleased that the state of maryland has recently taken action in the general asystemmably session that -- assembly session that concluded last week. governor o'malley recommended legislation adopted by the maryland general asystem tabla limits the capacity of magazine clips from 20 to 10, and increases restrictions on possession of firearm and ammunition by convicted criminals and those with mental health disqualifications. 9 president was correct to take executive a, t action to strengn our gun laws. the victims of gun violence deserve to have congress take up-or-down votes on these issues. to my colleagues who have reservations about this, let me cite the heller decision. the supreme court decided the district of columbia v. hel
i think president obama said it best: that our hearts are broken. congress needs to come together and take action to protect the safety of our children. we must do better. there have been too many episodes in which children's lives and others have been lost. we must figure out a way to prevent these types of tragedies. i am pleased that the state of maryland has recently taken action in the general asystemmably session that -- assembly session that concluded last week. governor o'malley...
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president obama did something today he didn't do yesterday. he called it an act of terrorism. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act, and given what we now know about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror. >> well, there's still so much we don't know. who did this? no one knows. why? was it an act of domestic terrorism or foreign? was this the work of an individual or a group of people? despite the stepped up police presence at the site, despite the advanced frenzices used by the investigators, despite all the cell phones we're using, all those videos out there, there's no guarantee who is responsible for this will be discovered any time soon. it took nearly two years, let's remember, for the fbi to locate and arrest the unabomber, two decades, rather. the unabbomber. let's begin this hour with former cia counterterrorism director, larry johnson. your thoughts about this kind of challenge and the working relationships among the various a
president obama did something today he didn't do yesterday. he called it an act of terrorism. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act, and given what we now know about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror. >> well, there's still so much we don't know. who did this? no one knows. why? was it an act of domestic terrorism or foreign? was this the work of an individual or a group...
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president barack obama says twin blasts at the boston marathon were an act of terror three people died in the worst domestic attack since nine eleven sparking concerns over america's multi-billion dollar security measures. and the defiance of hunger strikers in guantanamo bay grows with the u.s. in forty five an hour starving themselves but lawyers insist is more than three times that many. online screen around the world twenty four hours a day this is all t. live from moscow presidential election when nicolas maduro is accused his rival in planning a coup seven people have been killed and sixty one injured during post election violence the country sliding into political crisis following the closest vote in almost fifty years which saw nearly whole of the population reject hugo chavez his chosen successor as leader. is in the capital caracas. we've already seen the violence in the last couple of days again the latest figures is that seven people have been killed and dozens injured if all we're also hearing of some arrests now the chief prosecutor in venezuela did not give details on th
president barack obama says twin blasts at the boston marathon were an act of terror three people died in the worst domestic attack since nine eleven sparking concerns over america's multi-billion dollar security measures. and the defiance of hunger strikers in guantanamo bay grows with the u.s. in forty five an hour starving themselves but lawyers insist is more than three times that many. online screen around the world twenty four hours a day this is all t. live from moscow presidential...
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president barack obama says twin blasts of the boston marathon were an act of terror three people died in the worst domestic attack since nine eleven sparking concerns over america's multi-billion dollar security measures. and the defiance of hunger strikers in got to come to them obey grows with the u.s. saying forty five starving themselves but lawyers insists it's more than three times that many. on screen around the world twenty four hours a day this is live from moscow and our breaking news this presidential election when a nicolas maduro has accused his rival and planning a coup the country is sliding into political crisis following the closest vote in almost fifty years which saw nearly half the population reject hugo chavez his chosen successor as leader seven people have been killed and sixty one injured during post election violence let's go live now to our affiliate in the capital caracas to always seeing a potential major crisis unraveling here now in the country. well given that the situation is very polarized say yes there's a potential for that we've already seen no viol
president barack obama says twin blasts of the boston marathon were an act of terror three people died in the worst domestic attack since nine eleven sparking concerns over america's multi-billion dollar security measures. and the defiance of hunger strikers in got to come to them obey grows with the u.s. saying forty five starving themselves but lawyers insists it's more than three times that many. on screen around the world twenty four hours a day this is live from moscow and our breaking...
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this is a quote from president barack obama, 2011 state of the union address. he says, to put us on solid ground we should also find a bipartisan solution to strengthen social security for future generations. i mention social security, mr. speaker, because the fair tax, that bill, h.r. 25, most widely co-sponsored bill in the u.s. house of representatives of fundamental tax reform, replaces income taxes and the payroll taxes, payroll taxes, that 15.3% comes out ofer american's paycheck in order to fund social security and medicare, it replaces both of those with this 23% sales tax. replaces all your income tax, payroll taxes with a sales tax. and so for the first time, mr. speaker, we would begin to link the size of the social security trust fund not with wages in this country but with the size of the economy in this country. so when we double the size of the economy, we double the contributions to the social security trust fund, we protect social security for future generations. mr. speaker, a poll three years ago now, they asked college age students, do you b
this is a quote from president barack obama, 2011 state of the union address. he says, to put us on solid ground we should also find a bipartisan solution to strengthen social security for future generations. i mention social security, mr. speaker, because the fair tax, that bill, h.r. 25, most widely co-sponsored bill in the u.s. house of representatives of fundamental tax reform, replaces income taxes and the payroll taxes, payroll taxes, that 15.3% comes out ofer american's paycheck in order...
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you saw president obama do it cool, collected and commander-in-chiefly job. and letting things get spun up. unfortunately, what you see here, congress is currently obsessed with spending and democrats are currently obsessed with the idea of automatic reductions to automatic increases in federal outlays and could not resist linking the two. one other thing, if i may, for mr. clapper, if the president really thought, if the belief in the administration was this was jeopardizing our national security, if we were missing intelligence that would protect us from something like the incident in boston, the president had the wherewithal not to sign this and as commander-in-chief not to do this so if there are fingers being pointed here, eventually they start pointing the other way on pennsylvania avenue to the president. >> megyn: we've talked about, there's no waiting period anymore, there's no mourning period. there used to be, you know, the president as you said yesterday, today, there are no democrats, no republicans, we're just americans and then here we are not
you saw president obama do it cool, collected and commander-in-chiefly job. and letting things get spun up. unfortunately, what you see here, congress is currently obsessed with spending and democrats are currently obsessed with the idea of automatic reductions to automatic increases in federal outlays and could not resist linking the two. one other thing, if i may, for mr. clapper, if the president really thought, if the belief in the administration was this was jeopardizing our national...
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which president obama noted in the last hour. the world saw yesterday the aftermath of the explosions were stories of heroism and kindness and generosity and love. exhausted runners who kept running to the nearest hospital to give blood and those who stayed to tend to the wounded. some tearing off their own clothes to make tourniquets. >> mile 26, the site of the blasts had been dedicated to the 26 victims of the newtown shooting. the final mile will now be remembered for its own tragedy and patriots day will now care are i new meaning. joining us from boston, the host of msnbc's "jansing and company" chris jansing. thanks for joining us. >> many of the people from newtown actually were here because of that dedication of the last mile. some of the family members, some residents were either running or cheering on. none of them was hurt. but we do now know and got confirmation this morning that 176 people were taken to hospital. three of them died. you mentioned martin richards, just eight years old and two of those seriously wound
which president obama noted in the last hour. the world saw yesterday the aftermath of the explosions were stories of heroism and kindness and generosity and love. exhausted runners who kept running to the nearest hospital to give blood and those who stayed to tend to the wounded. some tearing off their own clothes to make tourniquets. >> mile 26, the site of the blasts had been dedicated to the 26 victims of the newtown shooting. the final mile will now be remembered for its own tragedy...
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online on screen around the world twenty four hours a day this is live from moscow barack obama said the boston marathon explosions are being investigated as an act of terror three people were killed and one hundred seventy six injured in the twin blasts that rocked the finish line of the race seventeen of those are in a critical condition and police still have no suspect. has the details now from new york so marina what we learned from president abbas latest statement on these bombings. u.s. president barack obama called the boston marathon bombings a heinous and cowardly act and said that any time a bomb is used to target civilians it is an act of terror and that is why the f.b.i. is now investigating the bombings as a terror attack the u.s. president said that officials don't know yet who is behind the attacks or whether it was an act of an organization or. malevolent individual but he said that all americans have a role to play in a learning authorities meaning that if anyone sees anything suspicious to speak up the u.s. commander in chief also said that security is being increas
online on screen around the world twenty four hours a day this is live from moscow barack obama said the boston marathon explosions are being investigated as an act of terror three people were killed and one hundred seventy six injured in the twin blasts that rocked the finish line of the race seventeen of those are in a critical condition and police still have no suspect. has the details now from new york so marina what we learned from president abbas latest statement on these bombings. u.s....
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on the issue of the obama administration, during the 2008 campaign president obama criticized the bush administration's treatment of detainees. candidate obama promised to close guantanamo and to reject torture without exception or equivocation. he also criticized the previous administration for executive secrecy including repeated invocations of the state secrets privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of court, and he promised to lead a new era of openness. the administration has fulfilled some of those promises and conspicuously failed to fulfill others. in some cases because congress has blocked them, but in other cases for reasons of their own. as asa mentioned earlier, the high level of secrecy surrounding the rendition and torture of detainees since september 11 cannot continue to be justified on the basis of national security. the authorized enhappensed techniques -- enhanced techniques have been publicly disclosed, and the cia has approved its former employees' publication of detailed accounts of individual interrogation. ongoing classification of material documenting these
on the issue of the obama administration, during the 2008 campaign president obama criticized the bush administration's treatment of detainees. candidate obama promised to close guantanamo and to reject torture without exception or equivocation. he also criticized the previous administration for executive secrecy including repeated invocations of the state secrets privilege to get civil lawsuits thrown out of court, and he promised to lead a new era of openness. the administration has fulfilled...
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dozens of protesters gathered in washington rallying against the obama administration's controversial drone program these protesters are rallying for an end to the use of armed drones in the middle east in asia and africa and everywhere else there's two elements about drones that are particularly insidious it means that a war can be waged a real war but all the bleeding is done on one side so it shields the american people from the horrors the grotesque nature of war and allows the wars to be carried on in secret you see in the iraq war there were massive demonstrations drones are are being used to make sure that the american people are not part of the political equation secondly drones are used to violate every nation sovereignty the obama administration flies them in wherever he wants and kills whoever he wants that's not legal the idea of killer robots attacking people from the skies flying overhead constantly is just i mean it's terrifying it's it's a scary sign of the future and it's a scary sign of the way warfare has changed and. the lack of transparency the american public des
dozens of protesters gathered in washington rallying against the obama administration's controversial drone program these protesters are rallying for an end to the use of armed drones in the middle east in asia and africa and everywhere else there's two elements about drones that are particularly insidious it means that a war can be waged a real war but all the bleeding is done on one side so it shields the american people from the horrors the grotesque nature of war and allows the wars to be...
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you know we know president obama, as they know no drama obama president, the severity of this and tragedy of this have not gone unexamined but there isn't the hysteria that we might have worried about. i think one thing you have to say, we know about the carpenter nails, for example, now that law enforcement and public officials have been keeping the public informed since this incident happened. they may not tell us every detail of what chronological picture they are put together, whether it's a domestic event, international event, event that combines domestic and international, with an individual or somebody in a network because they are looking at everything. eventually they will put the pieces together. it's going to take time. but they're keeping us informed and that's a very important part of the dialogue that we're having now. >> karen greenberg, tom fuentes, thanks to both of you. response helps with the recovery and investigation. that's what we're doing now at this minute. thanks for watching special coverage of the bombings here in boston continues after this break. >>> welcome
you know we know president obama, as they know no drama obama president, the severity of this and tragedy of this have not gone unexamined but there isn't the hysteria that we might have worried about. i think one thing you have to say, we know about the carpenter nails, for example, now that law enforcement and public officials have been keeping the public informed since this incident happened. they may not tell us every detail of what chronological picture they are put together, whether it's...
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at the white house president obama vowed it will be a swift and thorough search for whomever planted the device. >> anyresponsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> reporter: police questioned man who was injured and being treated in a boston hospital. the investigators say he's not considered a suspect nora person of interest. and so far police are still not commenting on the specific aspects of their investigation. however, we do know they spent seven hours in revere, massachusetts. not too far from where we stand right now. and going through an apartment building. they were seen bringing out evidence bags to their cars p however, no arrests were made. th charisma loan. now back to you. >>> we are learning more this morning about the little boy who may be the youngest victim to lose his life in yesterday's attack. this is 8 year old martin richard. our sister station in boston is reporting that martin was watching his father finish the race when he was killed in that blast. his father is suffering a severe brain injury and his 6-year-old sister lost her leg. earlier t
at the white house president obama vowed it will be a swift and thorough search for whomever planted the device. >> anyresponsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> reporter: police questioned man who was injured and being treated in a boston hospital. the investigators say he's not considered a suspect nora person of interest. and so far police are still not commenting on the specific aspects of their investigation. however, we do know they spent seven hours in...
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well done frankly i couldn't agree more many people wonder why obama got nominate. for a peace prize on practically the first day of his presidency meanwhile the story of bradley manning who has spent over a thousand days behind bars is practically nonexistent in the corporate media and i should also note that manning has effectively been nominated for the peace prize three times now it's refreshing to see that at least one politician is willing to speak out about manning's story but as for the rest of them. let's keep breaking the set. a little bit more of the other she's going to be like. i've recently discussed the states that are limited abortion access across the country one of which is arkansas a state that has one of the most extreme anti-abortion measures on the books while last tuesday the arkansas state senate voted to defund planned parenthood and fortunately it's an impact will be felt by students across the state who currently take a sex education curriculum administered by the organization it's a move that many are calling irresponsible considering how
well done frankly i couldn't agree more many people wonder why obama got nominate. for a peace prize on practically the first day of his presidency meanwhile the story of bradley manning who has spent over a thousand days behind bars is practically nonexistent in the corporate media and i should also note that manning has effectively been nominated for the peace prize three times now it's refreshing to see that at least one politician is willing to speak out about manning's story but as for the...
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and here's president obama. let's listen. >> i've just been briefed by my national security team, including fbi director mueller. attorney general holder. secretary napolitano and my counterterrorism and homeland security adviser, lisa monacacm. we deploy all resource to investigate an respond to this attack. obviously our first thoughts this morning are with the victims. their families and the city of boston. we know that two explosions gravely wounded dozens of americans and took the lives of others including an 8-year-old boy. this was a heinous and cowardly act and given what we now know about what took place the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. any time bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror. what we don't yet know, however, is who carried out this attack or why, whether it was planned and executed by a terrorist organization, foreign or domestic, or was the act of a malevolent individual. that's what we don't yet know. and clearly, we're at the beginning of our i
and here's president obama. let's listen. >> i've just been briefed by my national security team, including fbi director mueller. attorney general holder. secretary napolitano and my counterterrorism and homeland security adviser, lisa monacacm. we deploy all resource to investigate an respond to this attack. obviously our first thoughts this morning are with the victims. their families and the city of boston. we know that two explosions gravely wounded dozens of americans and took the...
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connell: president obama will deliver a statement at 11:30 a.m. eastern time. one of the questions people have brought up after the bombing yesterday and we will start to get into this today and the coming days, what if any impact they will have going forward on our economy. dagen: peter barnes has much more on this. peter: we looked at research reports on the impact of attacks of 9/11 back in 2001. the current economy has shown some softness recently in job creation and retail sales. any hits to consumer confidence may make things worse. two economists that i have talked to this morning do not think it will get too bad. the 9/11 attacks were targeted for the financial systems. consumer confidence rose sharply after the 9/11 attacks. experiencing the biggest monthly drop in a decade. the attacks caused more than 400 mass layoffs and displaced 130,000 workers. industrial production fell back then. the unemployment rate jumped more than a half a percentage point. we were already in a recession that september. we are not in a recession today. boston is not an econ
connell: president obama will deliver a statement at 11:30 a.m. eastern time. one of the questions people have brought up after the bombing yesterday and we will start to get into this today and the coming days, what if any impact they will have going forward on our economy. dagen: peter barnes has much more on this. peter: we looked at research reports on the impact of attacks of 9/11 back in 2001. the current economy has shown some softness recently in job creation and retail sales. any hits...
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. >> president obama addressed the nation but he did not use the phrase terror attack last night. this morning, many lawmakers are saying it is. >> any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> let me bring in congressman benny thompson, democrat of mississippi and a member of the homeland security committee. congressman, good morning. i know you will be briefed today. what can you tell us right now? >> well, i think we can assure the public that congress is monitoring the situation. we're working with state and local partners to make sure we get all the evidence and i think the system worked. our responders were there. police, fire, health personnel. what we're now doing is collecting the evidence to try to get to the bottom of what really happened. >> is there any doubt in your mind at this point that this was likely an act of terror? >> well, i think before we tie it to an act of terror, it was a bad deed. whether it's a lone wolf, international terrorist related organization or what, we have to find the individuals involved. and t
. >> president obama addressed the nation but he did not use the phrase terror attack last night. this morning, many lawmakers are saying it is. >> any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. >> let me bring in congressman benny thompson, democrat of mississippi and a member of the homeland security committee. congressman, good morning. i know you will be briefed today. what can you tell us right now? >> well, i think we can...
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obama will address the bombings later today. although i must emphasize nothing official on the president's schedule. >> we should anticipate that as we get more information, our teams will provide you briefings. we're still on the investigation stage at this point, but i want to reiterate, we will find out who did this and we will hold them accountable. >> in a couple of hours, the president will receive the presidential daily briefing, the global summary of all intelligence and the president wants to know charlie what was learned overnight and what threats if any might be linked back to the boston bombings. >> major, the president did not call it an act of terrorism, many people are. the reason for the white house holding back or the president specifically holding back? >> those closest to the president say the president didn't want to invoke the word to get ahead of the facts or evidence in the case. it was clear after the president's remarks no, doubt that this was an act of terror. two bombs going off with some kind of synch
obama will address the bombings later today. although i must emphasize nothing official on the president's schedule. >> we should anticipate that as we get more information, our teams will provide you briefings. we're still on the investigation stage at this point, but i want to reiterate, we will find out who did this and we will hold them accountable. >> in a couple of hours, the president will receive the presidential daily briefing, the global summary of all intelligence and the...
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also waiting for president obama to make a statement at 840 this morning. we will be back with more in just a couple of minutes. ♪ i -- i got it ♪ i got it made, i got it made ♪ i got it made ♪ i got breakfast made fresh at subway® ♪ ♪ breakfast made the way i say [ male announcer ] at subway®, you got breakfast made. like a sunrise subway melt™ with chipotle southwest sauce. ♪ at subway® ♪ >> welcome back highway 1 01 san mateo southbound a truck overturned on a ramp leading southbound 1 01, it still blocks the right-hand lane. here is video from our helicopter partnership with abc seven news. you can see the truck that overturned. for awhile and blocked two lines of 1 01 southbound, not only the right lane block. the connecting ramp 2 westbound 92 is still blocked. avoid the san mateo bridge westbound, use the dumbarton bridge instead. another hot spot this morning your ride to the bay bridge in the westbound commute is backed up all the way into the macarthur maze. interstate 80 is that the brown the berkeley cares, almost golden gat
also waiting for president obama to make a statement at 840 this morning. we will be back with more in just a couple of minutes. ♪ i -- i got it ♪ i got it made, i got it made ♪ i got it made ♪ i got breakfast made fresh at subway® ♪ ♪ breakfast made the way i say [ male announcer ] at subway®, you got breakfast made. like a sunrise subway melt™ with chipotle southwest sauce. ♪ at subway® ♪ >> welcome back highway 1 01 san mateo southbound a truck overturned on a ramp...
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>> the you have president obama just moments ago -- video of president obama just moments ago. .ere is a tweet president obama meeting at the white house with several senators behind that legislation. .> i just had a comment i know how all the news agencies jump on this kind of thing. i think it might be frightening the children. there is a lot of mothers bill will put their hands over the eyes.en's eyes or it is almost pornographic, if you ask me. we have had a lot of shootings in our schools. i see this thing coming out as a backdrop for gun legislation. maybe a fear type of thing so that people will be a little bit more inclined to go along with immigration and gun legislation and anything else. i feel bad i didn't think it needs to be sensationalized. >> thank you. jason in atlanta. >> i want to comment on the callers that called in about the president. this is ridiculous. there's a bullet that just died died.re's a boy that just i mean, com o e on. people need to grow up. people are hurting. this is not the time to talk about politics or what the president is saying. it.ple need t
>> the you have president obama just moments ago -- video of president obama just moments ago. .ere is a tweet president obama meeting at the white house with several senators behind that legislation. .> i just had a comment i know how all the news agencies jump on this kind of thing. i think it might be frightening the children. there is a lot of mothers bill will put their hands over the eyes.en's eyes or it is almost pornographic, if you ask me. we have had a lot of shootings in our...
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just moments ago, president obama spoke to the nation about the attack. the president says there is are plenty of unanswered questions in this tragedy. >> what we don't yet know, however, is who carried out this attack or why, whether it was planned and executed by aer toistic organization -- an organization or an individual or individuals. >> just a short while ago, the flag at the white house was lowered to half staff in honor of the boston marathon victims. three people were killed, including an 8-year-old boy. more than 170 were wounded. today is also the 6th anniversary of the virginia tech shooting massacre. on april 16th, 2007, a gunman shot and killed 32 people on that campus before he killed hill self. earlier this morning, there was a moment of i vens held in virginia. it was followed by the ringing of the bell for each victim of the shooting. the governor of virginia declared today, virginia tech remembrance today. >>> the san jose mercury news is selling its long-time headquarters in silicon valley. they own 36 acres. it's been at that locatio
just moments ago, president obama spoke to the nation about the attack. the president says there is are plenty of unanswered questions in this tragedy. >> what we don't yet know, however, is who carried out this attack or why, whether it was planned and executed by aer toistic organization -- an organization or an individual or individuals. >> just a short while ago, the flag at the white house was lowered to half staff in honor of the boston marathon victims. three people were...
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president obama yesterday steered clear using that phrase "act of terror." today he did not mince words a few hours ago. he was adding a few hours ago and called the bombs an act of terror. they do not know whether carried out by an international or domestic organization. those comments came hours after federal, state, local officials made a plea to the public to help them find out who set off those bombs. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act. given what we now know about what took place, the fbi is investigating it as an act of terrorism. >> there has to be hundreds, if not thousands, of photographs or videos or observations that were made down athat finish line yesterday. they are sitting out there amongst everyone that's watching this event this morning. i would encourage
president obama yesterday steered clear using that phrase "act of terror." today he did not mince words a few hours ago. he was adding a few hours ago and called the bombs an act of terror. they do not know whether carried out by an international or domestic organization. those comments came hours after federal, state, local officials made a plea to the public to help them find out who set off those bombs. >> this was a heinous and cowardly act. given what we now know about what...
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president barack obama said that the u.s. does not yet have all the answers as to who was behind the attack and why they did this but obama said the u.s. will find out who did it and will hold him accountable he would not go into detail he said an investigation is ongoing and that. u.s. federal officials will be helping out boston in any way that city needs as they continue searching for clues as to what caused two to the bombings their work proximately twenty seven thousand people participating in the boston marathon and tens of thousands on the streets watching the event and also securing the perimeter ironically there were so many police officers on the scene so many a mass workers this explosion went off and just about ten seconds later a second explosion went off there is some horrific images out there of some of the victims some of whom lost limbs what history has shown is that if the u.s. is attacked washington. and it has retaliated over the course of more than a decade we did have that patriot act in the aftermath of
president barack obama said that the u.s. does not yet have all the answers as to who was behind the attack and why they did this but obama said the u.s. will find out who did it and will hold him accountable he would not go into detail he said an investigation is ongoing and that. u.s. federal officials will be helping out boston in any way that city needs as they continue searching for clues as to what caused two to the bombings their work proximately twenty seven thousand people...
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president obama did receive updates overnight. now the fbi and local authorities have received voluminous tips and the atf emphasizing once again it is happy to take more. the boston police commissioner saying it has gotten offers as far away as chicago and san francisco to help with the information. residents will see an increased police presence, but a lot of this is just to make people feel better. and any videos photos audio, any media from the crime scene or the immediate vicinity could be helpful. they are emphasizing that if you call in, somebody will take that call. they are saying you don't know what it is that you may have and it could be of the utmost importance. we'll be back with more show after the break. ♪ >> if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think that there is any chance we'll see this president even say the words "carbon tax"? >> with an open mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration re
president obama did receive updates overnight. now the fbi and local authorities have received voluminous tips and the atf emphasizing once again it is happy to take more. the boston police commissioner saying it has gotten offers as far away as chicago and san francisco to help with the information. residents will see an increased police presence, but a lot of this is just to make people feel better. and any videos photos audio, any media from the crime scene or the immediate vicinity could be...
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. >>> el presidente obama dijo que estados unidos va a descubrir a Él o los responsables del ataque. >>> de costa a costa autoridades elevaron el estado de alerta en puntos estratÉgicos, sobre todo en Áreas de concentraciÓnes humanas. >>> cacerolazos venezuela contra nicolÁs maduro, el nuevo presidente de venezuela. >>> este es su noticiero univisiÓn edicion nocturna con ilia calderÓn y enrique acevedo. > >>> bandera de estados unidos a media asta. >>> muy buenas noches, enrique mÁs informaciÓn relacionado con lo ocurrido, 117 versiÓn del maratÓn. >>> al menos una decena de ellos mutilados. >>> estamos en boston con la Última informaciÓn. >>> muy buenass noches, noche triste en la capital de massachusetts, al escuchar los testimonios de lass personas que lograron sobre vivir y al ver las imagenes muchos hemos recordado hasta el 9-11 y el paÍs entero tambiÉn lo recordamos esta noche, a continuaciÓn un recuento de lo que boston ha vivido hoy dÍa. >>> los testigos describen el sonido generado por las explosion explosiones, truenos en una gran tormenta, los diez que hubo
. >>> el presidente obama dijo que estados unidos va a descubrir a Él o los responsables del ataque. >>> de costa a costa autoridades elevaron el estado de alerta en puntos estratÉgicos, sobre todo en Áreas de concentraciÓnes humanas. >>> cacerolazos venezuela contra nicolÁs maduro, el nuevo presidente de venezuela. >>> este es su noticiero univisiÓn edicion nocturna con ilia calderÓn y enrique acevedo. > >>> bandera de estados unidos a...
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president obama now says that the full weight of the u.s. government is behind the search for who is responsible. >> authorities this morning are pouring over this dramatic video at the finish line for clues, bomb technicians are studying bun marks on bricks and concrete and in hospitals doctors are collecting pieces of shrapnel that were blasted into bodies. >> they will look at the components and tell them if this is someone that put this together over the internet or is this a bombmaker? >> officials believe these were two small and portable devices, possibly hidden in a backpack, one working theory they were remotely detonated by a cell phone the. >> it has the indications of being al qaeda or al qaeda-affiliated attack. >> there are no suspects. officials are tracking multiple "persons of interest" including a man of middle eastern descent being treated at a local hospital. president obama urged against a rush to judgment not using the word "terrorism" but vowed justice for those responsible. >> make no mistake we will get to the bottom
president obama now says that the full weight of the u.s. government is behind the search for who is responsible. >> authorities this morning are pouring over this dramatic video at the finish line for clues, bomb technicians are studying bun marks on bricks and concrete and in hospitals doctors are collecting pieces of shrapnel that were blasted into bodies. >> they will look at the components and tell them if this is someone that put this together over the internet or is this a...
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president obama has said those responsible for the acts will weight of justice. let's go over to boston now and bbc's reporter. is a morning like no other for boston. find national guard in the center of their city and vast areas of it off.ned behind me there is a gigantic crime scene. that st few yards of marathon are being combed over by the police as they look for clues. it was a beautiful spring afternoon. the streets were packed with a with their supporters. blasts.e the terrifying it should have been a moment of for runners finishing the marathon. instead, there was confusion and then horror. two explosions trying to cause .aximum damage >> no way, no way. go back. death and destruction in frightening d spectators. rushed to help the wounded. oh, my god. oh, my god. >> i saw a trash can explode and people started throwing down the and running over each other and i ran in the other could.on as fast as i >> there was an explosion and air. white smoke in the it was horrible. traumatizing. >> i saw quite a few casualties coming back. guy with his legs gone t th
president obama has said those responsible for the acts will weight of justice. let's go over to boston now and bbc's reporter. is a morning like no other for boston. find national guard in the center of their city and vast areas of it off.ned behind me there is a gigantic crime scene. that st few yards of marathon are being combed over by the police as they look for clues. it was a beautiful spring afternoon. the streets were packed with a with their supporters. blasts.e the terrifying it...